Badwater Ultramarathon 2024. July 24, 2024, at 12:19 a.m. The race starts at lone pines, climbs to the summit of horseshoe meadow (elev.

First runners reach the finish in the annual death valley ultramarathon called the world’s toughest. The course took them from badwater basin, the lowest point in north america, to the trailhead of mount whitney at 8,300 feet and over three mountain ranges with a total elevation gain of 14,600 feet.